Starting out with little more than a crowbar, you will fight to survive against over 120 increasingly powerful alien species, as you progress as far as you can through infinite randomly generated levels.NEW in Ascension Edition: Search for the truth behind the alien infestation and gain control over extraordinary multidimensional technology with an all-new storyline and game mechanic that gives the option to 'win' the game. But don’t worry: each playthrough will be different because so many parts of the game are randomly generated (in a way that’s carefully fine-tuned for balance).WARNING: This game is hard: expect to die soon and often when first starting out! With no starting classes, develop your character into the ultimate fighting machine by means of in-game choices: create a unique build each time you play by finding and choosing between a large and distinctive range of unique usable items and individually upgradable weapons and armor.
Death seems certain, but you're sure as hell going to take as many Xenos as possible down with you before you go! Your squad are all dead, and you have nothing but a crowbar, a torch running low on power and some battered armor. Xenomarine Also, in the default 'roguelike' game mode, death is permanent - meaning you will have to start again from level 1.
NEW in Ascension Edition: Search for the truth behind the alien infestation and gain control over extraordinary multidimensional technology with an all-new storyline and game mechanic that gives the option to 'win' the game.
Features Of Xenomarine
Rich, Tactical Turn-based Combat
infinite, randomly Generated Levels
Atmospheric lighting and procedurally generated sound effects
Unique useable items such as scanners, forcefields and night-vision goggles
10 alien types with 12 variants each, making 120 enemies: all with unique behaviours
No starting class: develop your class on the fly with over 70 skill upgrades
Multiple damage types and status effects
Crafting (craft items from scrap and upgrade weapons and armor)
Hack drones and turrets; deploy traps; find and use mysterious alien tech
Random mini-quests
Intuitive user interface, with mouse-only and keyboard-only support
And although the focus in Xenomarine is on items rather than skills, there are also 70 skill levels to be learned you gain experience from combat and from randomly generated missions.